While the K2 hasn’t been battle-tested yet, we have every reason to believe it can face any foe that comes its way. One hundred have been produced with more on the way. The engine is classified-the most we know is that it incorporates a Doosan Infracore Corporation 1,500 horsepower diesel powerplant and a transmission from S&T Dynamics.

The main gun is a 120mm smooth bore produced by Rheinmetall in Germany. Additionally, the K2 takes full advantage of its youth by incorporating advanced features and an innofative design.Ī classified armor system makes use of advanced composite materials and both “soft kill” and “hard kill” anti-missile defense systems.

It’s one of the newest machines on this list. Replacing the M48 Patton and K1 tanks – which are still in service with some units – the K2 began production in 2013. It makes sense that they developed a tank specifically to meet those concerns. The 150-million-euro ($162-million) contract, financed equally by both countries, aims to create prototypes of the stealth delta-wing jet as well as integrated drones and network infrastructure of the new system by 2026.South Korea faces a unique set of challenges and threats when it comes to national defense. It is “intended to replace the German Leopard 2 tanks and the French Leclerc tanks from the mid-2030s,” according to the ministry.įrance and Germany in February gave the green light for building a prototype of Europe’s next-generation fighter jet, effectively launching a project long held up by disputes over how the industrial work would be divided. The project will be led by Germany, with Berlin and Paris each bearing half of the costs. “With this project, Germany and France are sending an important signal for European cooperation in defence policy,” the ministry said. The deal announced Tuesday includes a so-called “framework agreement” laying out how the project will be organised, as well as an “implementing arrangement” setting out the specifications for the new fighting vehicle.īoth agreements were signed by French Defence Minister Florence Parly and her German counterpart Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, the German Defence Ministry said in a statement. Dubbed the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS), the tank project sits alongside a planned future jet fighter as part of pivotal military cooperation between the two neighbours.

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